Exploring self-talk and affective states in sport |
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Authors: | James Hardy Craig R. Hall Mike R. Alexander |
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Affiliation: | School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Western Ontario , London, Ontario N6A 3K7, Canada |
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Abstract: | In this study, we examined (1) the relationship between self-talk and affect and (2) the nature of motivating self-talk. Ninety high-school athletes completed the Affect Grid and the Self-Talk Grid before practice and competition. Significant positive second-order partial correlations of low to moderate strength offered support for a relationship between self-talk and affect. In addition, significant positive second-order partial correlations of moderate strength were found for a relationship between negative-positive self-talk and demotivating-motivating self-talk. An examination of scatter plots indicated that some athletes rated their self-talk as negative as well as being motivational. These findings lend support to the suggestion that negative self-talk may motivate some athletes. |
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Keywords: | Affect Motivation Self-TALK |
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